Aloo tikki chaat

An all time favorite in the chaat category is the one and only aloo tikki chat...its something that can have you salivating just by thinking about it. Very popular among all age groups, the epitome of indian street food. These are flavorful patties or tikkies made out of mashed potatoes and other spices, which are shallow fried then smothered with a spicy yellow peas sauce and garnished with sweet and spicy chutney, yogurt, sev, onion and fresh cilantro..YUMM!! It is always reminiscent of the carefree school and college days :) My friends and I used to queue up in front of 'chaat wale bhaiyyaji' ka 'thela' and relish it every single day... pure bliss!

These are fairly easy to make, once you have all the ingredients and are soul satisfying.This I learned from my mom..

For the matar

Ingredients:

Dry yellow peas .................................. 1 1/2 cup

Hing ................................................ a pinch

Coriander powder ............................... 2 tsp

Red chilli powder ................................ 1 tsp or to taste

Ginger ............................................. 2"piece grated

Green chilli ....................................... 4-5 chopped or to taste

Roasted cumin powder .......................... 1 tsp

Black salt .......................................... 1/2 tsp

Turmeric ........................................... 1 tsp

Salt ................................................. to taste

Oil .................................................. 1 tblsp

Tamarind concentrate ........................... 1 tblsp or to taste

Cilantro leaves .................................... 1 tblsp chopped

Method:

1. Wash and soak the peas overnight in water.

2. Drain, rinse and add peas plus fresh water (4 cups), salt and pinch of turmeric in a pressure cooker.

3. Allow pressure cooker to whistle once, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.

4. Allow the pressure to release by itself.

5. Heat oil in a pan. Add hing, ginger and green chilli and stir till they turn light brown.

6. Add in the cooked peas and mix.

7. Add red chilli, coriander powder and cook for 4-5 minutes. Add water to desired consistency and add cumin powder salt, black salt, tamarind and cilantro. Mix everything and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat.

For the tikkies:

Ingredient:

Potato .................................... 2 lbs boiled and mashed

Green chilli .............................. 2-3 finely chopped

Salt ....................................... to taste

Cilantro .................................. chopped 1 tblsp

Corn starch .............................. 3-4 tblsp

Oil ......................................... for shallow frying

Method:

1. In a big bowl take potato salt cilantro and green chilli. Mix. Add in the corn starch and mix well.

2. Take a small portion and make a flat round patty. Repeat the process for the entire mix.

3. Shallow fry them on a non stick pan till golden brown on each side.

To serve: (tamarind, mint chutney, yogurt, sev, black salt, cumin powder, onions etc)

1. Place 2 patties on a plate, pour the peas over them, garnish with the above ingredients of your choice.

2. Serve immediately. ENJOY!

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